How much do you know your faith? How many times do you find yourself saying “I don’t know…” or give an uncertain answer to a question about the teachings of the Catholic Church? Jesus is telling us today that a blind shepherd, cannot lead the blind sheep. The teachers in the time of Jesus knew the scriptures and [...]
Collection of Holy Palms Please return your holy palms to the box outside the Parish Office for burning on Fat Tuesday (5 Mar) and the ashes will be used for the Ash Wednesday Eucharistic Celebration Fat Tuesday- 5 Mar, Tue Time: 7.30pm to 10pm ALL ARE WELCOME! Get ready for the season of Lent! Start thinking about how you want to renew [...]
Maintenance Team – Volunteers Needed We are looking for more maintenance volunteers to be part of the Maintenance Team. Please do come forward to assist in the maintenance of the church. Please register at csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg Weddings Those who desire to enter into the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony will have to book their wedding dates one year in advance. The [...]
St Michael’s “theatre” was full house last evening, this Saturday night! The film traces the rise of the band, Queen, through their iconic songs and reaching unparalleled success. But in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Father Terence explains from a spiritual point of view how we can draw parallels to [...]
In Biblical times and in desert areas, travellers would often travel across long distances by foot or by saddled animal. Their feet would become dusty and encrusted in dirt. People would place jars of water at the thresholds of their homes and the weary traveller would wash his or her feet with the water. The epitome of a hospitable [...]
We are all sinners, and we continue to sin even after Reconciliation. Many of us, including myself, always get a wake-up call when the season of Lent is approaching. We tell ourselves we will abstain from sin, we will fast, we will become better children of God. But why do we wait to want to do this only during [...]
It is difficult to plough on in the Lord’s vineyard by our own merit. Even more so in the season of Lent, which is a time of wondrous Grace if we knew how to tap on to God’s abundant love. Here are a couple of Scripture texts that may enable us to draw closer to God. Baruch 3: 1-2 [...]
Movie Appreciation Night- 23 Feb, Sat Time: 7.30 to 10pm (venue: St Michael’s Room) Let us come together on a Saturday night to watch “Bohemian Rhapsody“(*R21). It is a movie based on the true story of Queen’s journey as a legendary rock band. We will pause the movie from time to time to discuss how this movie can echo or challenge our [...]
This year, the season of Lent begins on the 6th of March, which is also the Feast of St. Colette. St. Colette or Nicolette as she is popularly called, was a reformer and founded 17 Fransciscan convents. She brought many back to the original rule of St. Francis, despite the abuse and persecution she faced. While she was blessed [...]
The Bishop’s Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei decided in 2007, that abstaining from meat will no longer be the only expression of this ancient tradition of abstinence. This is a change from the previous decision which required the abstaining from meat on all Fridays. The removal of the abstinence from meat does not mean the obligation to abstain on Fridays [...]